69% Of Murdered Rappers' Cases Remain Unsolved
ap homicides are twice as likely to go
unsolved as a "normal" homicide.
It is common knowledge that the culprits of
Tupac and Biggie were never apprehended.
But that is no anomaly -- as it turns out, it is
extremely common for rap homicides to go
unsolved.
XXL conducted a study of 52 homicides in
which a rapper was killed and reported that 36
of them, or 69%, remain unsolved. That makes
for a clearance rate of 31%. According to a
recent NPR report, the United States national
clearance rate is 64.1%. Rap homicides are
more than twice as likely to go unsolved as
"normal" homicides.
Five rappers have already been murdered in
2015: The Jacka, Chinx, Young Ready, Glo
Gang Capo, and Dex Osama. Only Capo's
case has seen a suspect arrested.
unsolved as a "normal" homicide.
Tupac and Biggie were never apprehended.
But that is no anomaly -- as it turns out, it is
extremely common for rap homicides to go
unsolved.
XXL conducted a study of 52 homicides in
which a rapper was killed and reported that 36
of them, or 69%, remain unsolved. That makes
for a clearance rate of 31%. According to a
recent NPR report, the United States national
clearance rate is 64.1%. Rap homicides are
more than twice as likely to go unsolved as
"normal" homicides.
Five rappers have already been murdered in
2015: The Jacka, Chinx, Young Ready, Glo
Gang Capo, and Dex Osama. Only Capo's
case has seen a suspect arrested.
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